Jody is doing an investigation about solutions. She makes up a solution of salt dissolved in water and a solution of sugar dissolved in water. Then she measures the temperature of each solution while it is boiling. She also measure the temperature of pure water while it is boiling. Her results are shown in the table below.

Question

anonymous · Answer

Liquid	Boiling
Temperature
pure water	100°C
salt water	104°C
sugar water	103°C

Which conclusion fits Jody's data?
  A. 
A solid dissolved in water does not affect the boiling temperature of the water.
  B. 
A solid cannot dissolve in water while the water is boiling.
  C. 
A solid dissolved in water increases the boiling temperature of the water.

anonymous · Answer

D. 
A solid dissolved in water decreases the boiling temperature of the water.